Unfortunately, at present, I do not have any information which would help to positively identify Mrs Greville's diamond bandeau.

Nevertheless, the flamboyant tiara which was exhibited in 1961 at Goldsmiths Hall and which was identified as belonging to the Queen Mother is, in my opinion, likely to have originally belonged to Mrs Greville.

The tiara can be seen at 0.16 minutes

I suspect that it was this tiara which the press referred to as "wonderful" and "magnificent" rather than the one made famous by QEQM.

--Previous Message-- : Dear Beth, : : Further to the list I have made, Mrs. : Greville might have had 5 tiaras in her : possession ! : : I am also interested by the large diamond : bandeau owned by Mrs. Greville. : : Can it be the double greek key tiara worn : once by Princess Ann ? : : Can you therefore find more information : concerning the diamond tiaras worn by Mrs. : Greville ? : : Franck : : --Previous Message-- : That is an intriguing question Franck. As : far : as I know no one has ever traced the : provenance of the tiara Princess Anne wore : for that photo session. I'll do a separate : post about Mrs Greville's wedding gifts to : avoid confusion. : : Thank you for doing the list on the diamond : tiaras. It will help me sort some of the : information I have on Mrs Greville's : diamonds. : : --Previous Message-- : Further to your post below and different : articles I have read Mrs Greville had the : following tiaras during her life : : : - a wide diamond bandeau to wear on the head : given (Mrs Ronnie by Siân Evans) ; : - a diamond tiara from her father as a : wedding gift (Mrs Ronnie by Siân Evans); : - an emerald bandeau tiara with a central : 93.7 carat emerald from Boucheron ; : - The Greville tiara worn by QEQM ( We have : to bear in mind that a knot-pattern tiara : had been dismantled in 1901, with the stones : being used to create a new diadem (photo : from Boucheron by Vincent Meylan), which : later was dismantled, with the stones being : used in this current honeycomb tiara. : - She also had a tiara made by Boucheron in : 1910 'Elle commanda un bandeau beaucoup plus : léger dont les motifs de feuillages sont : sertis de 293 diamonds). : : As the Queen jewels vault says : "Mrs. : Greville's ambition to be the top hostess in : society meant she needed not only the finest : food for her guests and the finest : surroundings in which to host them, but also : the finest jewels to wear while dazzling in : her hostess duties. In her later years, : Margaret Greville wasn’t known for her : beauty and she was no fashion model, but she : was hard to beat when she decked herself out : in her best gems. The considerable fortune : left to her by her father gave her the : resources to assemble a noteworthy : collection, and her competitive side assured : that she had only the best." : : Therefore, it is obvious that further to her : own personality that she had at the end of : her life several tiaras in possession, she : would have never accepted to wear only one : tiara during parties ! : : Further to the small information we can have : we can speculate/suppose that Mrs. Greville : had given several tiaras to QEQM including : the Greville and the emerald ones. : : I also think that she had given on least an : other diamond tiara which might be the small : one from Boucheron. : : Do you think this tiara with "motifs de : feuillages" could the one worn by : Princess Ann : : : [img] [/img] : : Last but not least, it is evident that : QEQM's jewels vault might be far more : important that we can imagine, tiaras : dusting in the vault waiting for being worn : one day ! : : We have also to beard in mind that she also : had a small lozenge tiara made by Cartier in : 1953 with loose diamonds and never seen in : public ! : : Franck : : : --Previous Message-- : : According to the Daily Telegraph in : January 1943 amongst Mrs Greville's jewels : were -- : : : : I presume that the reporter did not have : access to the inventory of Mrs Greville's : jewels but was writing based on knowledge of : what Mrs Greville wore to society functions : before WWII. : : : : : : : : :